MERCURY HIGIENE PRACTICE AMONG PRACTICING DENTISTS AND UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS OF INDIA

Authors

  • Suhas Kulkarni
  • Santhosh Kumar Tadakamadla
  • Keerti Jain
  • Disha Goyal
  • Goutham Balasubramanyam
  • Prabu Duraiswamy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v4i1.23175

Keywords:

Mercury hygiene, Dentistry, Dental practice in India, Amalgam.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess mercury hygiene practices among dental undergraduate students and practicing dentists. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A questionnaire was designed to assess the dental students and practicing dentist’s perception for mercury hygiene practices as recommend by ADA. Final sample size accounted to 350 dentists and dental undergraduate students in their clinical years. RESULTS: Results revealed that neither of the dentists nor the dental students was following the recommended guidelines while working with amalgam. It was assessed that more than 80% of the sample believed mercury is hazardous to dentist, and more than half of the subjects was in favor that mercury is toxic to patients. CONCLUSIONS: Dentists and dental personnel are at risk of mercury exposure and this should be taken as a serious matter of concern. In spite of the results of this research, reasonable precautionary measures should be implemented by the dental personnel to assure safety of the patients, dentist and dental team members.

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Published

2008-11-29

How to Cite

Kulkarni, S., Tadakamadla, S. K., Jain, K., Goyal, D., Balasubramanyam, G., & Duraiswamy, P. (2008). MERCURY HIGIENE PRACTICE AMONG PRACTICING DENTISTS AND UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS OF INDIA. Archives of Oral Research, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v4i1.23175

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